Spelling- Mrs. Hathaway

Spelling Week 4

We are going to use Spelling City. The kids can play games to practice their words. We will also take a pretest. If they do not pass the pretest by 90%, they will be required to do spelling activities (choice board) before the post test on Friday. Then, the kids will save their tests in a Google doc account on their Chromebooks.

Math - Mrs. Caddick

We will review Topic 1 and test on Thursday. Students can use their Pearson accounts to review the quick checks and Practice Buddy at home to help prepare.

Grammar - Mrs. Caddick

Students will go to Mrs. Caddick for Grammar this week. In Grammar, we will continue to focus on subjects and predicates. We will also review verbs and punctuating proper nouns. Most of the work in Grammar will be done in class, but students who don't complete work in school will have to finish it at home.

Cursive

We have finished practicing all of our lower case letters. Now we will start practicing our upper case letters. Students should be writing in cursive whenever possible so that it becomes more natural.

Specials Schedule

Specials:

Monday- Art

Tuesday- Gym (wear your gym shoes)

Wednesday- Art

Thursday- Library (bring your books to school)

Friday- Music

Headphones/Earbuds

Every student needs a working pair of headphones to use at school. These should be kept in their desk or backpack. I would prefer that you keep a pair at home and one that is kept at school. Sometimes when headphones go home they can get damaged and might not get brought back. We use headphones every day at school.

Chromebooks

Technology is great but there are a few rules...

All Chromebooks should come to school fully charged for the day.

If a students forgets their Chromebook or doesn't have a charged device, they will receive one warning and then the second time, they will have a lunch detention.

Students will not be able to call home if they forget their device.

All students must transport their Chromebooks in their backpacks.

Remind your child not to take them out on the bus (because they won't work anyways with out wifi)

**Please remember we are learning how to best use this tool along with the students. It is all trial and error for us too. I do believe this tool is a wonderful opportunity and we are very lucky to have them, so please be patient and understanding when it comes to this great opportunity for our kids. Also, we are trying to figure out the online homework issues. We are also trying to figure out the issues with homework. If we assign something and you can't open it at home, please email me to let me know. Our tech team has been trying to resolve these problems. **